What is CVE-2026-44494?

CVE-2026-44494 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Unintended Proxy or Intermediary (Confused Deputy). CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-44494?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

CVE-2026-44494

CVE-2026-44494

Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From 1.0.0 to before 1.16.0, the Axios library is vulnerable to a Prototype Pollution "Gadget" attack that allows any Object.prototype pollution in the application's depende…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-441 — Unintended Proxy or Intermediary (Confused Deputy)
CWE-1321 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution)

References

security-advisories@github.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44494?: CVE-2026-44494 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Unintended Proxy or Intermediary (Confused Deputy). CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-44494?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.